Health Hints, Fun Facts

and Quick Tips

The Monthly Newsletter Designed To Brighten Your Day,

Enhance Your Body and Enliven Your Spirit

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Page 1:

What’s New?

Page 2:

January

Goof, Riddle,

Fun Facts,

Quotes and

New Client

Welcome

Page 3:

January

Game of the

Month and

Muscle of

the Month

Page 4: The

Year in

Review

Greetings my friend! Happy New Year! What an awesome month it has been!

And what an awesome year it has been! So many reasons to celebrate and so many

reasons to be grateful! On the 16th Andrea and I celebrated our 9th anniversary, which

was yet another eye opener of how much older I’m getting (no laughing!). It was a lot of

fun. It happened to coincide with the first night of Chanukah, which we officially

celebrated for the first time this year. Also a lot of fun, especially for Christian, who got

to open a few presents much earlier than expected. We later carried on the Hispanic

Christmas tradition of getting together with my in laws on Christmas Eve and letting

the kids open presents at midnight. Although it was fun, I could definitely tell that my

body was not used to staying up that late (another reminder of my age, ha-ha). Luckily

Christian and I got to steal away and take a nap for an hour or so while Andrea

continued visiting. I love the Hispanic people but boy can they talk! On Christmas day

we spent time with my family and enjoyed more fun, food and family time. It was

great. I have been reflecting on 2014 over the last few weeks and I’m just amazed at

how blessed I really am. I have a great family, great friends, great clients, I absolutely

love what I do and I get to make a profound difference in the lives of others each and

every day. Thank you so much for allowing me to be a part of your life. I wish you all

the best for this upcoming year. I hope and pray that it be filled with great joy, great

health and great fun! God bless you and yours!

Happy Chanukah!

What's New?

By Chris Vercelli MATcms, RTS, CPT

My anniversary gift Merry Christmas!

January Goof

Health Hints, Fun Facts and Quick Tips January 2015

JANUARY QUOTES

“The results you achieve will be in

direct proportion to the effort you

apply”

Denis Waitley

“Those who hope in the Lord shall

have their strength and power

renewed so they can continue on

and not grow weary”

Isaiah 40:31

Be one of the first 5 to tell me the right answer and be entered to win a prize- Chris@NonFictionFitness.com “Take me out and scratch my head. I am now black but once was red. What am I?” Answer to last month’s riddle- “5” Congratulations to Marvin Greene, Carole Mcdermott, Carr Purser and Sheila Horwitz for solving last month’s riddle

JANUARY FUN FACTS

Boxing Day is named so because it was

the day that "Christmas boxes" were

given to the needy.

In Colombia, Cuba and Puerto Rico,

some families stuff a large doll, which is

called Mr. Old Year, with memories

from the past year. They also dress him

in clothes from the outgoing year. At

midnight, he is set ablaze, thus burning

away the bad memories.

Japan's Okinawa Island has more than

450 people living above the age of 100,

and is known as the healthiest place on

Earth.

Thomas Edison taught his second wife

Morse code so they could communicate

in secret by tapping into each other’s

hands when her family was around.

A Warm Welcome to My Newest Clients

Jensen Dillon (referred by Jeff Dillon)

Bill McConnell (referred by Marty and Bill Mork)

Michael Robles (referred by Ben Wicks)

Brett Clark (referred by Tammy Lowe)

Joanne Pattison (referred by Herb Pattison)

Luu Montiel (referred by Chuck Trimper)

Bob Donetti (welcome back!)

Michael Mason

Pat Owen

"I sincerely thank all of you who have put your trust in me. I am

very grateful for the opportunity to make a positive difference in

your life. It is an honor and a privilege. Thank you also to those who

refer people to me, which is the highest compliment I can get.

-Chris Vercelli

January Riddle

Over the past 12 months I’ve written or republished various health related articles in my newsletter that address

different topics. To give a little review and create a game for you, I will test your knowledge about some of these topics.

If you haven’t gotten all those past newsletters or you need a refresher, you can find digital copies on my website

www.NonFictionFitness.com under the tab “articles.” Whoever answers the most questions will win 2 free tickets to a

Pittsburgh Pirates Spring Training Game. Good luck!

1. From the January 2014 Newsletter. “Ensuring New Year’s Resolution Success.” Name two ways that you can

ensure success in reaching your New Year’s Resolution.

2. From the March Newsletter “Eliminating Energy Zappers.” What is the best time of night to begin to cut back on

television and computer time if you want to ensure a good night’s sleep?

3. From the May Newsletter “The Cause of Every Bodily Injury.” What is the cause of every bodily injury? (Hint- gravity

is a form of this), and for bonus points- what system of our body protects us from this?

4. From the June Newsletter “The Four Letter Word that Most Active People Hate.” Can you name this four letter word?

(Hint- it happens very little when people do the same repetitive activity day after day)

5. From the July Newsletter “How to Improve Back Health by Following Mom’s Advice.” Name one reason why having

bad posture something will over time will damage your spine and/or the rest of your body?

6. From the August newsletter “An Alzheimer’s Remedy in Your Kitchen Cabinet?” Name the oil that has been shown to

have a very positive impact on Alzheimer’s disease and other neurological problems.

7. From the November Newsletter “Things Your Doctor Doesn’t Tell You About Your Medications.” What is the

substance that people have injected for inflammation that causes muscle, bone and nerve atrophy as well as elevated

blood sugar? email your entries to Chris@NonFictionFitness.com

Health Hints, Fun Facts and Quick Tips January 2015

Muscle of the Month: Pectoralis Major

This month’s muscle is one of the ones we depend on the most for upper body movements. It is

one of the largest and most powerful muscles in our body and is the primary muscle that we use

to push things away from us, pull things across our body and it also helps a lot with lifting objects

over our head and anything that involves rotation of the shoulder.

If the Pectoralis Major gets shut down, many upper body movements can become comprised.

This could range from everyday movements like picking up objects, pulling doors closed or pushing

things away from us or it could be a movement in a sport or an exercise that requires similar movements.

Ensuring your Pectoralis Major is working is an important step to preventing or eliminating such problems.

Curious if your Pectoralis Major or any other muscle is shut down? Get it tested with Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT)

Note: Inhibited or “shut down” muscles are muscles that have lost ideal communication with the nervous system (your body’s

computer) because of stress, trauma or overuse. Testing a muscle takes a total of 2 seconds and is done only with my hands.

To find out more about how muscle inhibition is influencing your specific problem or condition, call the new

MAT hotline to hear the free recorded message 1-844-MAT-INFO

January Game of the Month

Health Hints, Fun Facts and Quick Tips January 2015

The 2014 Year in Review

In August we took a 9 day vacation

and spent most of it in the beautiful

Blue Ridge Mountains

In October I did my first

triathlon…barely!

In April I was featured on ABC 7 news and

in November I was a guest on the weekly

television show “Health Matters”

In July, I finally got myself a new

car. And boy is she fast! Andrea, Christian and I goofing off during our 9

hour drive to the mountains in August.

“V” is for Vercelli!

In August I got to perform

my first wedding

ceremony. So much fun!

In July I was given the “sweet”

gift of a 16 seat suite at the

Pirates-Rays game courtesy of

the starting catcher

In November I officially began my soccer

coaching career and we finished the season

with only one loss! Go yellow!

During Spring Training I struck up a

relationship with the Pittsburgh Pirates

and I watched them finish strong and

make the 2014 playoffs! Yeah baby!